The Royal Family's Attire

The King's attire

The King was wearing mess dress model 1878. This mess uniform for the navy (The King is an admiral in the Swedish Navy) is the military equivalent of formal evening dress and can be worn on festive occasions, when a tail coat is worn according to civil custom.

The King's orders and decorations

The King was wearing the Order of the Seraphim and Order of Vasa on chains.

Around his neck The King wore the Order of the Sword, the Swedish military order. The King was wearing two grand stars; the Swedish Order of the Seraphim's grand star at the top and the grand star of the Order of Vasa underneath.

On the chest (from inside outwards) The King was wearing decorations in miniature: The Order of the Seraphim, Gustav V's Jubilee Order, Gustav VI Adolf's Commemorative Medal, the Order of the Sword, the Order of the Polar Star and the Order of Vasa.

The Queen's attire

The Queen was wearing a pink tulle dress with pearl and gemstone embroidery.

The Queen's jewellery

The Queen was wearing the Brazilian Tiara at The Crown Princess Couple's wedding. This tiara is chiefly a French 18th century piece that was modernised around 1820 to give it its current form. It is called the Brazilian Tiara because it belonged to the Brazilian Empress Amelie. Empress Amelie was the younger sister of our Swedish Queen Josefina. This magnificent tiara was one of the items that were inherited by Queen Josefina on the death of the Empress in 1873.

The Queen was wearing a necklace, earrings and brooch of diamonds and pink topaz to match the Brazilian Tiara. These items of jewellery were ordered by the Russian Tsar Paul I ahead of his daughter Maria Pavlona's marriage to the Grand Duke of Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach in 1804. The jewellery was then passed down from daughter to daughter and the necklace was eventually inherited by Queen Victoria of Sweden, King Gustaf V's consort.

Princess Sibylla's tiara

The tiara was made in 1904 by the British crown jeweller Garrard. The following year, the tiara was given as a wedding gift by the Duke and Duchess of Connaught when their eldest daughter, Princess Margaret, married the Swedish Prince Gustaf (I) Adolf. The tiara is made up of five wreaths in diamonds and shimmering diamond drops.

The tiara was inherited by Crown Princess Margareta's eldest son, Prince Gustaf Adolf, who gave the tiara to his new wife Sibylla when they married in 1932. Princess Sibylla loved wearing this piece, and the tiara came to be known as Princess Sibylla's tiara.

The King inherited the tiara from his mother, and The Queen first wore the tiara on 18 June 1976 — the evening before the royal wedding.

Princess Christina, Mrs Magnuson wore the tiara as her bridal crown at her wedding in 1975.

Prince Carl Philip's attire

Prince Carl Philip was wearing mess dress model 1878. This mess uniform for the navy (The Prince is a captain in the Swedish Amphibious Corps) is the military equivalent of formal evening dress and can be worn on festive occasions, when a tail coat is worn according to civil custom.

Prince Carl Philip's orders and decorations

The Prince was wearing the Order of the Seraphim's chain and grand star.

On his chest (from inside outwards) The Prince was wearing H.M.K. Commemorative Medal, the National Service Medal and a training medal from Karlberg.

Princess Madeleine's attire

Princess Madeleine was wearing a forget-me-not-blue chiffon dress with a crystal-embroidered bodice.

Princess Madeleine's jewellery

Princess Madeleine was wearing what is known as the processional jewels (intågssmycket). The piece was given to the newly named Swedish Crown Princess Victoria for her procession into Stockholm following her wedding in Karlsruhe in 1881. Victoria was given the necklace by her husband, Crown Prince Gustaf (V). The necklace is made of Ceylon sapphires, baroque pearls and diamonds.